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17% increase seems kind of big, no? If plane crashes increased 17% in a single year, it would be bit. If cancer deaths increased 17% in a year, it would be pre
by madeofpalk 5y ago
17% increase seems kind of big, no?
If plane crashes increased 17% in a single year, it would be bit. If cancer deaths increased 17% in a year, it would be pretty remarkable.
- reader_mode 5y agoRemarkable yes - but society stopped for a year, how remarkable is that ? This is full on war state for a year or so. From what I can see in 2021 death rates in the US came to 1980s levels. It will also be interesting to see how death rates behave in the following years post covid, since it did affect elderly population disproportionately.
- belltaco 5y agoIt's only 17% due to the lockdowns. If not the deaths would be way higher, not just because of the higher numbers of people infected, but also because of overburdened hospitals unable to provide critical care and oxygen.